[ambassadors-apac] Issue #266: Active Fedoraproject Weibo account by mobile number

[Ziqian SUN (Zamir)]

zsun reported a new issue against the project: `ambassadors-apac` that you are following:
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# Background
In China, Fedoraproject weibo account is the only social network account we can use in
China for promotion. It was registered with ```legal # fedoraproject.org``` in the early
days as organization account.
Since it has not been verified for a long time, the weibo account is now dropped back to
personal account earlier (maybe since 2015).
Now due to legal changes in China, in order to use network services, we need to
authenticate the network service with either our ID, or a mobile number. So we've been
not able to use it since last December.
# Proposed solutioins
## Primary : Google Voice
US mobile number is allowed by weibo. So we want to try if Google Voice works.
In this way, we will ask some Fedora contributor to help us active a Google Voice number,
and then we authenticate the Weibo account with the Google Voice number.
Pro: This costs nothing at the moment. And easy to transfer if weibo account will be
maintained by someone else. And it do not need a ID.
Con: If we lost the Google Voice number, it would be an issue.
## Fallback: Buy a Chinese SIM for the community in China
In this way, I need to buy a SIM with my own identity. And all related legal issue should
be dealt myself.
Pro: No risk of loss to the number
Con: Takes quiet some paper work to transfer if I am no longer maintaining the weibo
account. And I have to take sole legal responsibility for everything happened on the
account. Besides, it will take about CNY120 (a little less than USD 20 ) per year. 

We prefer Google Voice way first and Chine SIM card way is a fallback.

We need your ideas/approvals before raise this to council.
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[Ziqian SUN (Zamir)]

The issue: `Active Fedoraproject Weibo account by mobile number` of project:
`ambassadors-apac` has been assigned to `zsun` by zsun.

https://pagure.io/ambassadors-apac/issue/266

[Ziqian SUN (Zamir)]

zsun added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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# What is needed now
Getting approval for the proposed solution
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[Ziqian SUN (Zamir)]

zsun added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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Any updates??
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[Brian Exelbierd (bex)]

bex added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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@zsun I am trying to find a third option here.
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[P J P]

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Ping...!?
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[Ziqian SUN (Zamir)]

zsun added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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No updates yet. I did not hear any thing from APAC so this still not go to Council.
The suggestion of bundling to Red Hat weibo is confirmed not to solve any current problem,
but bring more paper work.
I remember I see someone asking me if a Chinese mobile number helps. Yes, but it will
bundle the account to a Chinese ID in that way, and the ID behind the account can never
change. So currently active it with a Google Voice number is still the best option.
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[Tong Hui]

tonghuix added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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Hi @zsun,

I just found a service https://jmp.chat/ that will give you a US phone number and forward
SMS to a XMPP account. It will free for 30 days trial. It will help?
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[Ziqian SUN (Zamir)]

zsun added a new comment to an issue you are following:
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No, we need a long term fixed number.
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